Expecting Rain

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citibank Hall
April 15, 2012

1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
2. It Ain't Me, Babe (Bob on guitar)
3. Things Have Changed
4. Tangled Up In Blue
5. The Levee's Gonna Break
6. Tryin' To Get To Heaven
7. Beyond Here Lies Nothin'
8. Desolation Row
9. Summer Days
10. Simple Twist Of Fate
11. Highway 61 Revisited
12. Forgetful Heart
13. Thunder On The Mountain
14. Ballad Of A Thin Man

(encore)
15. Like A Rolling Stone
16. All Along The Watchtower

Thanks to Fernando Viotti for the phone call.

Set lists, reviews, and information on
upcoming concerts can be found on the Bob Links
Tour Infomation page located at:
http://www.boblinks.com

Song's Performed in 2011 at:
http://www.boblinks.com/song2011.html

Bob Links Main Page:
http://www.boblinks.com

Thank you, Bill!

No Hurricane!!!

Thanks, Bill!

Well that's a bit dissapointing

x me. Here we go. Again.

Why? A career spanning selection of songs, some hits and much loved album tracks.

It'd be nice to have something a bit different, that's all, the setlists always have looked fairly similar to this since fall 2010

So is your spelling! But whats worse is I'm not there!

They probably didn't rehearse at all. Maybe today.

Sure it would, I guess my expectations are low (until the new album) plus it seems more like him these days to pick up where he left off and introduce any new material a bit more slowly. I would love a new opening and closing to "the show" but for someone who is there and only sees him rarely they probably work just fine. Thin Man is incredibly powerful in person and a potent way to end the main set. First version in five months!!

Thanks Bill. We certainly appreciate you!

Thanks Bill!!!

Thank you Bill!

Thank you Bill. I like the look of that set list. It looks like a good run of songs.

Thanks Bill!


Well... Boring setlist.

Thanks Bill!

Not a bombshell of a tour opening though.

Thanks kindly, Mr Pagel!

As for the setlist contents, when was the last time he played Brazil? Four years ago. It's not like people get the chance to go see him every year, or every half year. Those who know and appreciate what he does these days will have known what to expect. We're a spoiled bunch (of 32 registered users tops waiting for the setlist last night).

And because he last came 4 years ago, the brazilian public has to endure Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat, Things Have Changed, The Levee's Gonna Break, Trying to Get To Heaven, Summer Days, Highway 61 Revisited, and Thunder On The Mountain

It sounds like a double punishment, like 'No arms, no chocolate'

I don't know what's wrong with people. Nobody has to go. Why would he change his setlist at this moment? He does it nowhere, not even as rumored for the Chinese. Honestly, I don't understand why people would expect anything else. There's still enough left on youtube to check what you will get when going to a show these days. Btw, Things Have Changed is a very great song and constantly very well performed.

No, sure, you are right: nobody has to go.
But tell me, why did you spend half of the night at ER if it's not because you were hoping something else? And why is it wrong to be deceived (it's an euphemism) that he played again the same songs?

Because I like the excitement, it's hard to withdraw from it. It was fun, but I wasn't expecting any earth shaking things to happen. Better don't really ask me why, because it makes no sense. I read the list finally, thought, "Oh well," and went to bed. But to me it feels good to think that at this moment I know he is on the stage somewhere playing.

I'm totally with you on that.

A setlist as comfortable for him now as any routine for any seventy year old.